Histopathological Changes in the Placentas and Fetuses of Mice Infected with Trypanosoma cruzi Isolated from the Myotis nigricans nigricans Bat

Journal of Comparative Pathology

Volumn 139, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 108-112

  Badra, E S ^a   Sala, M A ^a   Lopes, R A ^a   Prado Jr , J C ^a   Albuquerque, S ^a   Zucoloto, S ^a   Carraro Abrahao A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chagas's disease; congenital infection; mouse; parasitic infection; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

AMASTIGOTE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUA; DEGENERATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS MORTALITY; GIANT CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; CHAGAS DISEASE; CHIROPTERA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FEMALE; FETUS; MICE; PARASITEMIA; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

MUS; MYOTIS NIGRICANS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 49049100217     PISSN: 00219975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2008.05.009     Document Type: Article

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